Time flew by and it soon came to January of the 99th year of Lingyuan.
The White Phoenix team, like other wealthy teams, will usher in the Super Cup, a world-class major event, and will be even busier in the next two to three months.
However, it has already reached the second half of the domestic first-division league. The organizing committee composed of major giants will make adjustments to the upcoming competition arrangements. At least there will not be a situation where a team plays two games in one day.
Sixty-four teams from all over the world drew lots through online video and were divided into four groups A, B, C, and D. They will play the group stage first.
Sixteen teams are assigned to each group, and the teams in the group will compete in a BO1 match with each other. The winner will be awarded two points, a tie will be awarded one point each, and the loser will receive no points.
In the end, the top two teams in each group will advance to the quarterfinals of the Super Cup.
It should be noted that the group stage draw is not completely random. Teams in the same division will be assigned to different groups and will not meet in advance in the group stage.
As a result, the Thunder Team was assigned to Group B, the Razor Team was assigned to Group C, and the White Phoenix Team was assigned to Group D.
If there are teams from other divisions from the same division, they will be matched and drawn in advance. But if there is only one team in the division, it will be random.
On January 17, the first round of the Group D group stage started. In the following week, there will be a total of four games, followed by a week's rest.
On the first day, Team White Phoenix defeated the No. 1 seed team from the Australian Division, Team Gerrard.
On the third day, the White Phoenix team easily defeated the Bodogo team from the South African division.
On the fifth and seventh days, it was still a complete victory.
To be honest, the strength of these teams I encountered was very average. Except for the number one seed Gerrard's team in the Australian division, the other teams were not even as strong as the Chinese League A.
This is also a common problem in world competitions. Many teams from weak competition areas enter the world competitions not because of their strength, but because their places are backward enough.
In the games of Group B and Group C, the two established giants Thunder and Razor also achieved consecutive victories. Although it was not as easy as the White Phoenix team to win, they were still undefeated after all.
This is also normal. The Thunder is ranked fourth in the world and the Razor is ranked eighth in the world. They are both regulars in the top eight. Without encountering a strong team, it is normal to win, but it is abnormal to lose.
The unbeatable record of the three teams greatly stimulated the audience in the Chinese Division.
The popularity of the Super Cup is unimaginable. The audience in the Chinese Division burst out with great enthusiasm. Super Cup posters are everywhere on the streets. The popularity of the White Phoenix team has reached a new high.
Many of Bai Xiaowen's high school classmates are watching him compete in the Super Bowl. In front of the live broadcast on bar TVs, square screens, etc., some classmates will point to Bai Xiaowen on the screen and say with a slight boast: "Look, then
He is my high school classmate, and he even asked me to borrow a pen during the exam!"
It's a pity that Bai Xiaowen didn't have many friends in high school. On the one hand, he had too low self-esteem and didn't dare to have contact with girls; on the other hand, he was too good-looking.
There are two consequences for a handsome boy. First, if his emotional intelligence is high enough, he can get along with other boys and become a popular figure in the class; second, if his emotional intelligence is low or even withdrawn, he will be easily isolated by other boys.
In the second half of his senior year in high school, Bai Xiaowen had an eye for evolution and was too good. In addition, he was busy exploring the spiritual world and had very little contact with his classmates. It was even harder to gain any friendship.
But I still have friends.
Jiang Wen called to cheer Bai Xiaowen on. She is now in her third year studying psychic gastronomy at a non-key university. She is expected to intern in her own store next year and prepare to take over.
A week later, the second round of the Super Bowl begins.
The situation is not as optimistic as the first week.
The Thunder team encountered the Euroleague powerhouse Scovos. After a fierce battle, they suffered their first defeat in the group stage. Fortunately, they successfully won the next three games. Currently, they have 14 points with seven wins and one loss, and are tied with Scovos.
The team tied for first place in Group B.
The Razor team was relatively miserable. They were defeated by the strong American team, the Mifflin team. They lost without temper and even affected the morale of the next game. They were stolen from a victory by a dark horse, the Wanling team from the Southeast Asia region.
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Fortunately, Roaring Tianzun came to their senses in the next two days of the game, used their own strengths, and won the last two games of the second round. Currently, they have 12 points with six wins and two losses, tied for second place with Wanling Team.
This situation is not very optimistic. If the points are the same, the qualifying decision will be based on the relationship between victory and defeat.
Domestic media and audiences raised questions. Losing to the Mifflin team is acceptable. After all, the Mifflin team has been among the top three in the world all year round. But being taken advantage of by the Southeast Asian region, which has always been regarded as a weakling, is like being taken advantage of by others.
It's as uncomfortable as shitting on your head.
Don't think the audience is harsh, because the competition in the group stage is really cruel. Sixteen teams have to eliminate fourteen, and in the end only two can qualify!
In the group stage, the strength gap between the teams is relatively large, and upsets rarely occur. Generally speaking, teams that qualify will have at least twelve wins, and it is normal to have more than 25 points.
In this case, every loss is painful. If you lose three or four games in the group stage, it will be useless even if you win more than ten games in the end. You will still not qualify.
Next was another week off. The White Phoenix team took advantage of this week to move to the domestic first-tier league. Their winning streak was unstoppable. Even the Razor team was knocked to the ground.
Although fans of the Razor Squad claimed that this was to hide their strength for the Super Bowl and that the Roaring Gods did not try their best, other viewers did not agree.
As a result, the White Phoenix team was called the "supernova" that emerged out of nowhere, and attracted a large number of fans. Some people even began to predict that the White Phoenix team would win the 1999 Chinese League A and the Super Cup double championship.
Of course, most people still scoff at this prediction.
Now the Super Cup is only the group stage, and the A-League is only the regular season stage, which is far from the intense stage. It is not uncommon for new teams to be as fierce as tigers in the regular season and weak in the playoffs...
Bai Xiaowen laughed off any comments from the outside world. The other members of the White Phoenix Team also didn't care. Now, the new army of the White Phoenix Team has a faint aura of a king's division, which is countless
The confidence that comes from accumulating victories.
Before the start of the third round of the Super Cup group stage, Bai Xiaowen suddenly encountered an unusual situation.
The C-level golden item that has been gathering dust in the storage space - the call of the north, has responded.
Gloria summoned Bai Xiaowen through this two-way contract!